Blenheim, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Blenheim, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,708. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2906399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.333°N, 81.991°W.
Population
In 1891, Blenheim, Town—Ville had a population of 1,708: 835 male and 873 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 1,708 |
| 1901 | 1,653 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Blenheim, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,708 total population, 873 females, 835 males, 646 married persons, 391 families, 323 married females, 323 married males, 82 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 4.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 980 single persons under 18, 493 single females under 18, 487 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,706 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 353 houses, 353 occupied houses, 301 houses built of wood, 241 houses of 1 story, 211 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 107 houses of 2 stories, 52 houses built of brick, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,554 bushels of corn, 5,158 pounds of homemade butter, 4,580 bushels of oats, 3,698 bushels of potatoes, 3,269 bushels of beans, 1,937 chickens, 1,915 bushels of winter wheat, 1,730 bushels of turnips, 1,150 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 721 bushels of peas, 666 sheep, 664 acres of land in farms, 577 acres of improved land in farms, 550 bushels of barley, 429 sheep slaughtered or sold, 319 horses aged over 3 years, 288 tons of hay, 261 acres of farmland under crops, 213 swine, 208 swine slaughtered or sold, 197 bushels of spring wheat, 191 acres of hay crops, 166 acres of oats, 160 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 151 acres of farmland in pasture, 123 cattle killed or sold, 117 acres of wheat, 114 milk cows, 90 horses aged 3 years and under, 90 other cattle, 87 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 81 occupants of farms, 78 farm occupants who own their land, 71 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 acres of potatoes, 33 ducks, 28 bushels of buckwheat, 19 turkeys, 18 acres of barley, 7 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 4 geese, 4 oxen, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON076001_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2906399
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Blenheim, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-town-ville-on079001-1891/.